Sr. Tax Accountant (Indirect)

About the role

Reporting to the Sr. Indirect Tax Manager, as our Sr. Tax Accountant, you join a team of highly skilled tax professionals and will specifically support Indirect tax.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end preparation, review, and timely filing of monthly, quarterly, and annual domestic sales & use tax and international VAT/GST returns, business licenses and property tax filings.
• Serve as the internal contact for tax software configurations; proactively maintaining and refining indirect tax calculation and reporting systems to provide seamless, automated workflows for the organization.
• Monitor and analyze domestic and international tax laws regarding digital goods, SaaS, and economic nexus to ensure proactive compliance as HighLevel expands.
• Support the team through indirect tax audits by efficiently managing IDRs and partnering with leadership to advocate for and defend established tax positions.
• Prepare and review monthly tax accruals and perform balance sheet reconciliations for indirect tax accounts within NetSuite.
• Oversee the collection, validation, and maintenance of customer tax exemption certificates.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Billing and Legal teams to evaluate the taxability of new product rollouts, software features, and bundle offerings.

Requirements

• Experience: 5 years of progressive experience in indirect tax (Sales & Use, VAT, GST), preferably with a mix of public accounting and corporate experience.
• Tech Stack Mastery: Experience managing tax calculations and reporting within tax software systems and NetSuite ERP. Knowledge of Stripe Tax is a plus.
• Analytical Muscle and AI-Enabled Process Improvement: Advanced Excel skills (pivots, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation) and the ability to handle massive, high-volume transactional datasets. Identify and spearhead opportunities to leverage AI-based tools to streamline and automate processes and surface insights, helping unlock team capacity for high-impact analysis.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA designation or Master of Taxation degree is a major plus.

Qualifications

• Agility & Growth Mindset: Ability to pivot quickly when priorities change and navigate fast organizational growth as an exciting challenge rather than a roadblock.
• Data-Driven Problem Solving: Proven track record of digging into data to not only identify tax issues but actively propose and execute automated solutions.
• Clear & Cross-Functional Communication: Skilled at translating complex tax regulations into plain English for non-finance stakeholders, alongside strong documentation skills for future reference and audit support.

Skills

• Advanced Excel skills (pivots, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation)
• Knowledge of tax software systems and NetSuite ERP
• Ability to handle massive, high-volume transactional datasets
• Leverage AI-based tools to streamline and automate processes
• Translate complex tax regulations into plain English

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $91,000 - $114,000 annually.

Pay

• $91,000 - $114,000 annually

Schedule

• Full-time

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